President - Lindsay Prigge

Treasurer - Bob Steffen

Secretary - Diane Scholten

Board Member - Lisa Decatorsmith

Board Member - Mary Lenling

Lindsay Prigge is a mission-driven communicator with a deep commitment to civic engagement, public service, and storytelling that builds community and drives meaningful change. With a background in advocacy and strategic communications, Lindsay specializes in creating content that connects people to the causes and campaigns that matter most.

Her professional experience spans political organizing, communications, and campaign messaging, including her previous role as Social Media Manager for Maria Peterson's campaign for Illinois House District 52 in 2024. She is also a Trustee of the Barrington Area Library, where she helps support access to information and resources for the community.

She holds a BA in Marketing and International Business and an MBA with a focus in Human Resources Management. She is certified in Youth Mental Health First Aid and CPR/AED for both adults and children. She also volunteers her time as a Girl Scout leader, PTO member, co-lead for BeSMART for Kids, member of Indivisible Barrington, and graphic design work for both the Barrington Area Democrats and Lake County Democrats. She is an active member of the League of Women Voters.

Lindsay and her husband have lived in the Village of Barrington since 2019 and have three children in the Barrington public school district. Prior to shifting her focus to raising her family, she spent over a decade working in public sector finance. She now works part-time remotely with a small East Coast accounting firm and continues to use her talents to support progressive causes at the local level.

Robert moved into his present home in South Barrington in 2008 with his wife Ketki and their three children. He has been a practicing attorney since 1992 and now concentrates in Residential Real Estate transactions. Bob became involved in the Barrington community after moving here and has been a committee member on the School District 220 Enrollment Monitoring Committee, a panel member on the School District 220 Vision 20/20 committee, a Boy Scouts Den Leader, and BASA Assistant Coach. 

He was also past Chairman and is a current Board member for the Ecker Center for Behavioral Health. His political career in the Democratic Party includes a run and narrow loss for Kane County State's Attorney in 2000 and State Senate for the 22nd District in 2002. He has also been a Democratic PC and Chairman for Dundee Township in Kane County and 1st Vice-Chair for the Kane County Democratic Party. He is currently the Barrington Township Democratic Committeeman.

Diane Scholten has lived in Barrington for 38 years.  In 2016, while working on the Bernie Sanders campaign, she became a precinct captain in Barrington Township.  Around the same time, she founded the Progressives Book Club.

From 2018 - 2002, she worked in multiple roles on the successful Congressional campaign for Sean Casten for IL-06. 

From 2023 through April 2025, she was President of the Barrington Area Dems.  As of May, 2025 she is Secretary of BADO.

Besides her political work, Diane does community service with her Daughters of the American Revolution chapter, Signal Hill, enjoys her friends and cats, and is passionate about genealogy.

Lisa Decatorsmith serves as Secretary on the Barrington Area Democrats Board. She is a 23 year resident of Barrington. Her and her husband Jon raised and educated 3 kids Lily, Rabi and Esther through the Barrington Area Public Schools. They also keep the community healthy and enjoying music through her Chinese Medical practice, Healing Traditions of Barrington, and Jon’s record store, Scratched Vinyl. 

One of Lisa’s goals with BADO is to help develop strong community connections among Democrats in Barrington.

Bio coming soon!